Messenger web users will be redirected to Facebook's chat interface after the shutdown. Meta previously retired the desktop apps for Mac and Windows.

Facebook is planning to retire its Messenger.com web app in April after pulling the plug on its desktop apps a couple of ...

Messenger made its triumphant return to the Facebook app back in 2023, with end-to-end encryption finally arriving later that year. Since then, you've still been able to access Messenger through the ...

RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, December 15, 2025, and existing users are being directed to the Facebook ...

Meta is shutting down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac on December 15, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. Starting December 15, users will no longer be able to ...

Meta Platforms, the company behind Facebook and Messenger, has confirmed it will retire the standalone Messenger desktop ...